JPH0521818U - Inner pot of rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A single rice cooker cooks different types of rice independently at the same time without sharing water. [Structure] An inner pot that can be stored in a rice cooker, and the inner pot is blocked by a partition section to be divided into a plurality of small inner pot sections.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an inner pot of a rice cooker capable of simultaneously cooking cooked rice with different hardness and different kinds of rice such as cooked rice and barley rice in one rice cooker.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Conventionally, one inner pot 35 of this type is provided for the rice cooker 1 and has a predetermined shape bottom 36 that can be stored in the recess 1a of the normal rice cooker 1 and a predetermined height around the bottom 36. It is formed in a container having a wall portion 37 and having an open top. In order to cook the cooked rice, the inner pot 35 to which the polished rice and the amount of water are added is housed in the recess 1 a of the rice cooker 1 and heated by the heater arranged at the bottom of the rice cooker 1. At this time, the cook can adjust the hardness of the cooked rice by adjusting the amount of water with respect to the rice. That is, if the amount of water is increased, it becomes closer to porridge, and if the amount of water is decreased, it becomes harder rice. As other cooked rice, there are various cooked rice containing ingredients, mixed cooked rice, brown rice, boiled rice, and cooked rice mixed with brown rice or wheat.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, with the inner pot 35 as described above, only one kind of rice can be cooked at the same time with one rice cooker 1. Therefore, at the time of meal, cooked rice of different hardness or different kind of rice according to the tastes and needs of the family etc. To prepare, it was necessary to deal with the problem by using a plurality of rice cookers 1 or by using one rice cooker 1 a plurality of times.

[0006] Therefore, a rice cooking auxiliary tool 40 has been proposed in which a plurality of large and small porous cylinders are inserted in a stretchable manner and detachably loaded into the inner pot 35 to divide the inner pot 35 into a plurality of sections. 58-4969)). According to this auxiliary tool 40, different cooked rice and different kinds of rice can be cooked inside and outside the compartments at the same time. However, even if movement of rice between the compartments is suppressed, cooking water is shared. Since the water level is the same inside and outside the compartment, it is necessary to adjust the hardness of the cooked rice by adjusting the amount of rice according to this water level. Therefore, it is difficult to obtain a stable cooking amount every day, and it may not be possible to reliably cook the required amount of cooked rice. Further, when cooking different kinds of rice inside and outside the compartment, there is a problem in that seasonings and the like move to impair the flavor of each other.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an inner pot of a rice cooker capable of independently cooking different kinds of rice at the same time without sharing the cooking water with one rice cooker.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, the present invention is an inner pot that can be stored in a rice cooker, and divides the inner pot by a partition to divide it into a plurality of small inner pots. An inner pot of the rice cooker configured as described above and an inner pot that can be stored in the rice cooker. The inner cooker is formed into a plurality of small inner pots, and these small inner pots are combined to form a rice cooker. It exists in the inner pot of the rice cooker that can be stored inside.

[0007]

[Action]

 The partition in the inner pot can block the movement of water and rice. Alternatively, the movement of water and rice can be blocked by multiple inner pots.

[0008]

【Example】

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. First, as in the conventional case, the inner pot 2 has a predetermined substantially circular bottom portion 3 that can be stored in the recess 1a of the rice cooker 1 and a wall portion 4 provided around the bottom portion 3 and having a predetermined height. It is formed into an open container. From the inner side surface 3 a of the bottom portion 3, a substantially rectangular plate-shaped partition portion 7 is provided so as to project.

The partition portion 7 is vertically installed, has a predetermined thickness, its height is substantially equal to the height of the wall portion 4 of the inner pot 2, and the left and right ends thereof are respectively wall portions. An inner side surface 4a of the inner pot 4 is integrally formed, and the inside of the inner pot 2 is vertically divided into two to form two small inner pot portions 10 and 11. Further, the scale of the cooking water for the amount of rice is marked on the inner surface of the wall portion 4 inside the small inner pot portions 10 and 11.

Next, the function and effect of this example will be described. To cook cooked rice with different amounts using this inner pot 2, put the sharpened rice into each of the small inner pots 10 and 11 in the required amount, and add the required amount for each desired amount of cooked rice. After adding water, the rice is placed in the concave portion 1a of the rice cooker 1 to cook rice. In this way, since the small inner pots 10 and 11 are not divided and share cooking water, the cooked rice of desired hardness can be easily cooked in the required amount and simultaneously. In addition, even when cooking different kinds of rice in the small inner pots 10 and 11, since the cooking water is not shared, it is possible to cook the rice at the same time so that the seasonings do not move and the respective flavors are not impaired. You can

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As in the conventional case, the inner pot 12 has a predetermined substantially circular bottom portion 13 that can be stored in the recess 1a of the rice cooker 1 and a wall portion 14 that is provided around the bottom portion 13 and has a predetermined height. Formed on the container. From the inner side surface 13a of the bottom portion 13, a cylindrical partition portion 17 is provided so as to project from the peripheral edge of a part of the inner side surface 13a.

The partition portion 17 is vertically installed, has a predetermined thickness and has an opening at the top, and its height is substantially integrally formed with the height of the wall portion 14 of the inner pot 12 so as to be integrally molded. There is. The partition portion 17 divides the interior of the inner pot 12 into two parts in the vertical direction, and the small inner pot portion 18 is surrounded by the tubular partition portion 17 and the partition existing outside the small inner pot portion 18. A small inner hook portion 19 surrounded by the portion 17 and the wall portion 14 is formed. It Further, the scales of the cooking water for the amount of rice are marked on the inner surfaces of the partition 17 and the wall 14 in the small inner pots 18, 19. The function and effect of this example are similar to those of the first example.

Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The inner pot 22 is composed of small inner pots 23, 26 and 29. Each of the small inner pots 23, 26, and 29 is a fan-shaped bottom portion 24, 27, and 30 in which the substantially circular bottom portion of the rice cooker 1 is divided into three parts, respectively, and is provided around the bottom portions 24, 27, and 30. It has a wall portion 25, 28, and 31 that is formed, and is formed into a container having an open upper portion. The heights of these wall portions 25, 28 and 31 are formed to be the same height that can be accommodated in the recessed portion 1a of the rice cooker 1 so that the bottom portions 24, 27 and 30 are flush with each other, and the wall portion 25, When the portions corresponding to the fan-shaped arcs of 28 and 31 are placed outside and the other wall portions are brought into contact with each other and the small inner pots 23, 26 and 29 are combined, they are stored in the recessed portion 1a of the rice cooker 1. The inner pot 22 has a possible predetermined shape. Further, the scales of the cooking water for the amount of rice are marked on the inner surfaces of the walls 25, 28 and 31 of the small inner pots 23, 26 and 29.

In addition to the effects described in the first embodiment, the function and effect of the present embodiment can be adjusted by adjusting the amount of water to be added because each of the small inner pots 23, 26 and 29 can be held in the hand. It is even easier and easier to clean after use.

Although the partitioning portions 7 and 17 in the first and second embodiments are illustrated as plate-shaped, the present invention is not limited to this, and any partitioning can be performed by blocking the inside of the inner pot. Good. Although the small inner pots 23, 26 and 29 of the third embodiment are configured separately, they may be detachably integrated into a shape that can be stored in the rice cooker 1 by appropriate means. good.

[0016]

[Effect of the device]

 With the above configuration, one inner pot is divided into a plurality of independent small inner pots or small inner pots, and cooking water is not shared, so cooked rice can be cooked easily. By adjusting the hardness, it is possible to cook different amounts of different types of cooked rice with different flavors at the same time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an inner pot of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inner pot of a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an inner pot of a third embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a rice cooking process diagram using a conventional rice cooking aid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rice Cooker 2, 12, 22 Inner Cooker 3, 13, 24, 27, 30 Bottom 4, 14, 25, 28, 31 Wall 7, 17 Partitioner 10, 11, 18, 19 Small Inner Cooker 23, 26 , 29 small rice cooker

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An inner pot of a rice cooker, which is provided so as to be stored in the rice cooker and is configured to be divided into a plurality of small inner pots by blocking the inside of the inner pot by a partition section. 2. An inner pot that can be housed in a rice cooker, wherein the inner cooker is separately formed into a plurality of small inner cookers, and these small inner cookers can be combined to be stored in the rice cooker. Inner pot of the rice cooker configured in.